Fire-pot for tinners  use



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PIRE POT POR TINNERS USE.

No. 597,550. Patented Jan. 18,1898.

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GEORGE A. TRIGGS, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,550, dated January18, 1898.

i Application filed March 30, 1896. Serial No. 585,373, (No model.)

To all whom it may oon/cern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. TRIGGS, of Elgin, Kane county, Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire- Pots forTinners Use, of which the followingA is a full and completespeciication.y

My invention relates to that class of firepots in which vapor is used asfuel and in particular where the vapor used is that generated from avolatile oil, and also relates to a former invention of mine, for whichLetters Patent were issued to me May 2l, 1895, No. 539,456.

This invention has for its object to provide a positive means wherebythe valves governing the iiow of vapor to the mixing-tubes may beautomatically controlled by the operation of inserting and removing thesoldering-irons in and from the chambers in which they are placed to beheated, whereby the vapor is only admitted into each chamber as it isneeded. The -Inechanism which I have in vented to meet theserequirements is clearly described in the specification, moreparticularly pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the drawings,in which- Figure lis a vertical cross-section of my device. Fig. 2 isanend elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same with the hoodpartially removed. Fig. l is a horizontal section taken on line a a oiFig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the sa1ne,'taken on line b b ofFig. 3, Fig. 6 is a partial vertical section through the center of thetube 7.

I provide a closed oil or gasolene tank 1. For convenience I use this asa base and mount upon it in any suitable manner the chambers 2, 3, andl. 1Nithin these chambers tank 1 by the elbow 9.

^ having hollow places adapted to receive the soldering-irons, directlyabove the chambers 2 and 4: and having a number of openings or parallelslots 12. A hood 13 rests upon this plate, being divided by means of theparti- 17, carried by the'double arms 18.

tion 14 into the chambers 15 and 16. In each of these chambers is afloating plate or shoe These arms are pivoted upon the pins 19, and theends of these arms are bent around the sides of the hood, forming thearms 20, to which, by means of the lin-lr 21, the lever 22 is conknected. To these two levers are connected the valves 23 and 24, onehavin g a right-hand The hand-.valve 30 controls an opening in the screw31, which leads to the tube G.

The operation of the apparatus is as .fob lows: A pan with gasolene isplaced below the cock 32 and ignited, and when burned the hand-wheel 30and cock are turned to admit the passage of vapor through the screw 31to t-he tube 6, where the vapor, drawing a certain amount of air withit, passes into the chamber 3 and, issuing through the slot 10, isignited and, being directly beneath the tube 8, heats the latter andvaporizes the gasolene which is forced into it. An iron being now pushedbeneath the iioat 17 raises the latter, as shown in the broken lines,and the iioat by its connections operates the lever 22 to open itscorresponding valve 2a, admittiugga quantity of vapor and air to thetube '7 and cham ber 4, which, being lighted as it is sues from theslots 10, readily heats the iron on the plate above it. When the iron isremoved, the weight of the float and its attached levers is suiicient toclose the valve, thereby shutting oft and economizing the supply ofvapor. It is kobvious that an iron may be placed inthe chamber 15 at thesame time and the two, used alternately. Thus will be made evident theadvan tage of this apparatus. By its use an economy of fuel is obtainedand an automaticoperation secured, and at the same time the mechanism isarranged so as to secure a positive action.

I claim- 1. In a tinners iire-pot, a plate adapted to receivesoldering-irons, a chamber situated IOO beneath sueh plate, a valvecontrolling the admission of vapor to such Chamber, a Weightedshoe'situated in proximity to such plate, a hood adapted to Cover saidshoe and plate, said shoe being hung y from Y-shaped arms, which arepivoted to said hood, one of said arms having a return-bend around theoutside of said hood, where it is suitably oonneoted by a link to an armfastened to said valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a t-inners iire-pot, a plate adapted to receive soldering-irons, achamber situated beneath said plate, a valve controlling the admissionof vapor to said Chamber, a weighted shoe situated in proximity to saidplate, a hood adapted to cover said shoe and said plate, said shoe beinghung from two arms which are pivoted to said hood, one of said armsbeing` suitably connected with said valve, as and for the purpose setforth.

3. In a tinners fire-pot, a plate adapted to receive soldering-irons, achamber situated beneath such plate, avalve controlling the admission ofvapor to such chamber, a Weighted shoe situated in proximity to saidplate, a hood adaptedto'cover said shoe and plate, Y- shaped armspivoted to said hood, and at their trunk connected to said shoe, and oneof said arms suitably connected with said valve, as and for the purposeset forth.

GEORGE A. TRIGGS.

1Witnesses:

HENRY F. NoYEs, OLIVER L. PLUMTREE.

